Every year the hope for each player is to put up a career year. The best teams in the league see many players outplay their contracts by posting statistical seasons better than they ever have before. For the Golden Knights, achieving career highs for many players will be challenging due to age and the successes many have had in their careers. However, that’s not to say there aren’t reachable categories for every guy on the roster.
Today and tomorrow we’ll go through every player on the team to look at which stats they have the best chance to set career highs in. We start with the defense and goalies.
Adin Hill
Stat – Starts
Career High – 35
For the second consecutive season, Hill will be anointed the clear starter with a strong backup behind him. The expectation is that he’ll receive at least 60% of the starts which should have him in line for around 50. Of course, the key to all of this is health. If Hill can stay healthy for the entire regular season, he’ll demolish every counting stat in the books.
Other options: Wins (19), Saves (890), Shutouts (2), Quality Starts (19)
Ilya Samsonov
Stat – Quality Start Percentage
Career High – 67.5%
The former Maple Leaf has played at least 40 games each of the last three seasons which will make all of the counting stats difficult. An injury to Hill could easily thrust him into the spotlight and see him start 50+ games, but that’s not the plan going in. So, defeating wins, saves, starts, shutouts, and anything else that requires a bunch of starts will be tough. The 67.5% quality start percentage is there for the taking though. Neither Hill nor Thompson have reached that number in either of the last two seasons, but with a limited number of starts playing behind a great defense, maybe Sansonov can do it.
Other options: Shutouts (4)
Noah Hanifin
Stat – Points
Career High – 48
The moment Hanifin stepped foot in Las Vegas he dominated for the Golden Knights. He scored two goals and had 10 assists in 19 games in the regular season and then upped his production in the playoffs with five points in seven games. It’s kind of surprising he’s never reached 50 points in his career, nor has he ever scored 15 goals. With the job as 1A defenseman on a stacked blue line, he has a chance to shatter all of his scoring numbers this season.
Other options – Goals (13), Power Play Points (13), Blocks (129)
Alex Pietrangelo
Stat – Blocks
Career High – 177
With his role likely decreasing at least a little bit, the chances for Pietrangelo to reach career highs in scoring stats will be difficult. Also, his power play time could get cut into a bit with Hanifin and Theodore in the mix. Since coming to the Golden Knights though, he’s started to block more and more shots, and maybe with a more defensive role expected this season that number can go up. He blocked 17 shots in seven games in the playoffs which would equate to 199 in an 82-game season.
Other options – +/- (+20), Shots (227)
Brayden McNabb
Stat – Shooting Percentage
Career High – 5.7%
McNabb set his career high in shooting percentage in his first season with the Golden Knights. With added offensive weapons on the blue line there’s a chance McNabb shoots even less than the already low numbers he’s posted over his excellent career. In the postseason, he scored twice on 14 shots to obliterate the number. Four goals on 60 shots seems doable.
Other Options – Shorthanded Points (2), Points (26)
Shea Theodore
Stat – Defensive Zone Starts
Career High – 43.1%
When Theodore got to the Golden Knights he was instantly thrust into an offensive role. For a while, he was unquestionably the best offensive weapon Vegas had to offer. Now, there’s a real chance he’s considered third, which is insane when you think about it. Likely to still be paired with McNabb, Cassidy may choose to give them a few more defensive zone starts than normal to reserve the extra O-Zone ones for Hanifin and Pietrangelo. One year Theodore posted a 32.7% defensive zone start percentage, he’ll smash that easily, but getting to 43.1% won’t be as easy.
Other Options: Power Play Goals (4), Penalty Minutes (28), Games Played (78)
Zach Whitecloud
Stat – Games Played
Career High – 62
Despite being a healthy scratch at times last season, Whitecloud should have the inside track to a starting position once again this year. Once he grabs that spot, all he’ll have to do is stay healthy to reach the necessary total to set a career-high. Sure, Kaedan Korczak will be pushing him, but if Whitecloud is available for 63 games this year, he’ll play them.
Other options – Assists (12), Points (19), Shots (94), Time On Ice (1109)
Nic Hague
Stat – Shorthanded Points
Career High – 0
With Hanifin, Pietrangelo, and Theodore all in the starting lineup regularly, Hague is likely to draw quite a bit of penalty kill time this season. He set a career-high in shorthanded TOI last year with 120 minutes and he should exceed that fairly easily. All he needs is one simple pass to Eichel or Karlsson and he should be able to get the first shorthanded point of his career.
Other Options – Shorthanded TOI (120), Points (17), Penalty Minutes (51)
Ben Hutton
Stat – +/-
Career High: +12
Hutton set this career high last year and there’s a reasonable chance he can do it again. He’ll likely have to wait until someone gets injured to step into the lineup, but once he does he’ll be playing with an excellent partner, no matter who it is. Typically, Cassidy prefers to use Hutton in offensive situations, which means he shouldn’t be on the ice for too many goals against. Have a nice run in one of the stints in the lineup, and he could easily post a +13 or better.
Other options – Corsi For Percentage (53.6%), Hits (55)
Kaedan Korczak
Stat – Games Played
Career High – 26
Pick a stat, any stat, and Korczak is likely to smash his career high this season. It would be truly stunning if he can’t find his way into more than 26 games this year. That will then lead to career highs in goals (1), assists (8), shots (48), and literally everything else.
Other options – Every counting stat
Alex
Hill is a one hit wonder and a true minor leaguer
VGK fan
You might be correct.
But that one hit was a great one hit! I was there for every game of the Stanley Cup finals and it was amazing.
JB
Yes it was! Can never be taken from us!
TS
Vic, it was MAGICAL! Hill can and will have a great season, barring the dreaded injury bug.
ThG
no such thing as “magic” warlock/witch cult member
TS
You’re kidding, right? Are you actually giving ‘ magic’ a BAD NAME??
TS
..
Says the lifelong, card- carrying member of the TRUMP CULT. If IDIOCY was a cottage industry, YOU’D have the market all locked up!!
ThG
how can something that doesn’t exist yet perpetrated by Satanic ritualistic witches have a good name ? Dumb shit.
Emmanuel
He’s the Hillburglar.
Jose
I don’t agree with Alex and won’t insult him because I disagree. But if he is correct, just like VGK fan said, it’s all good because we don’t win that cup without him.
ThG
you and alex are same poster, and you just insulted him !
knights fan in minny
and you are a 1 hit dip shit
Emmanuel
Goalie Adin Hill ranked fifth in the NHL in high-danger save percentage (.834) last season and also had the best long-range save percentage (.995) in the League
Emmanuel
Vegas legend Nick Cousins signs with the Sens.
The hockey God
an encouraging bunch of d men, is Alex doesn’t fall off cliff like Marty did last year
ThG
CNN’s Kamala Harris, Tim Walz interview can be summed up in just two words
Thursday’s edited and packaged sit down, which was taped earlier in the day, was also an example of missed opportunities for CNN anchor Dana Bash.
Absolute JOKE.
To her credit, Bash did (gently) challenge Harris on her Etch-a-Sketch positions on the border and domestic energy, for example, but the answers from the Democratic nominee were on a Baghdad Bob / bablyon bee level of lying.
On fracking:
“I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020 that I would not ban fracking. As vice president,” she said, “I did not ban fracking. As president, I will not ban fracking.”
There is zero evidence this claim is true. Zero. But Bash let it slide anyway.
On the border, the conversation also became laughable:
“My value is around what we need to do to secure our border. That value has not changed,” Harris said. “I spent two terms as the attorney general of California prosecuting transnational criminal organizations, violations of American laws regarding the passage, the illegal passage of guns, drugs, and warnings across our border, about my values.”
Her values include letting people in USA that ended up killing innocent Americans and humans. Much like her position on abortion which ends up killing innocent victims. In both cases the victims have no say in the matter.
So here we have the vice president reaching back to a time before she was vice president and before she was a U.S. senator to talk about how tough she was on the border.
What an absolute joke and an insult to the intelligence of American voters.
then again we have posters here who have no intelligence whatsoever and still stick up for this absolute joke
JB
Absolutely, and you are the biggest joke of all! FBI, fbi, fbi …. Etc
TS
Jb, the interview was just what I expected: two well-educated, well- informed, well- suited for the lofty positions they will soon find themselves in. Well- prepared for the monumental task ahead. I was impressed, but I expected no less from them. GO HARRIS AND WALZ!
ThG
easy to be prepared when they get the soft ball questions ahead of time,
boy you are clueless about politics and what is going on in real world
TS
Noiseless, thq. Just extremely optimistic about the Dem ticket. Imagine it, Pampers, a TEACHER as VP— give how much you despise educated TEACHERS, you must be SHITTING BRICKS, HUH??? And not only a respected, admired YEACHER, bit also a COACH!! I suppose you’ve got problems with COACHES, too, right Pampers?? ( grrrrrr…those damn COMMIE COACHES, BRAINWASHING THOSE ATHLETES INTO PLAYING FOOTBALL!! SHAME ON COACHES EVERYWHERE!!)
ThG
dumb shit poster doesn’t realize that media gave them answers ahead of time
what a putz, rest of world panned this staged event like it was WWE or WWF. Fake fake fake fake staged fake.
ThG
says the guy who advocates murder
what a despicable piece of shit
TS
…and TRUMPTY is still bitching about his loss years ago! Living in the Past, still whining about the ” Rigged election”
He has ZERO PLAN for the FUTURE, only Revenge and Retribution, HATE and ANGER. The Old Orange Man has NOTHING to offer America but Division and America- bashing!
knights fan in minny
tell us what giggles has to offer
TS
Kfim, SAY HER NAME. it’s Kamala. And what SHE offers is the opposite of TRUMP: she offers Reason and SANITY. A return to CIVILITY. A career and education to match the task of being POTUS. NOT a damn RAP SHEET, like Trump!
knights fan in minny
that rap sheet guy got things done giggles has no chance world high ups will chew her alive civility you have illegals killing are folks the ones veggie jo and giggles welcome here boy thats some civility
Ailed
Trump keeps on looking looking looking more like Gritty.
He’s orange in the face, orange in his hair, orange orange orange, orange everywhere.
He looks super dumb, looks super confused, wears orange makeup, not like many dudes.
Losing to Kamila, lost a chunk of ear, but he likes to be orange, orange everywhere.
He just looks silly and orange angry.
Frank
Ummmmmm… ok. Again, don’t usually wade into the political arguments here. However, Trump does have very specific policy agenda items for the future. Read here: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/platform ……. Meanwhile, if you visit Kamala’s site https://kamalaharris.com/ …. there are no such policy agenda items. Which side has nothing to offer?
Ailed
For me, It’s definitely not about sides Frank. I was making fun of the orange douchebag. He’s been losing ground since he got shot. I won’t be voting for either candidate. If I did have to chose between bad and worse for this puppet position, it wouldn’t be for an orange man that looks,
acts, and sounds a lot like Gritty, except more childish and angry.
It’s really funny seeing him melt down over this election. He’s very childish and funny to watch. You can look at all the stats and website you want. Huge waste of time IMO. Before he ever ran for office, I’ve thought he was a sexist biggot.
Also, it’s super fun to poke at all the maga crap on these “hockey” comment boards.
knights fan in minny
fuck off stupid
Ailed
Awwwww, I’m so not sorry Kfim…ila
knights fan in minny
you are a dipshit
ThG
“making fun of”
that is all your ilk has hate, followed by more by hate
“get him next time
“dont miss”
pathetic , evil , immoral fucks that you are
Ailed
And I’m actually happy that the young gunner did only hit the post. Watching the big orange guy melt down the last few weeks has been pretty entertaining. I hate debates, but I’m looking forward to seeing how bad he makes himself look in a few weeks. Going to be a good laugh for sure.
ThG
no one is “melting down” moron
ThG
the local loonie bin is clueless about politics and posts in capital letters all the time, baffoonish in nature. And you are right Trump does have an agenda while
word salad heels up cackles and flips/flops, steals , and copy cats others.
Ailed
Yeah, ok, The Gritty God..,most people here are reading hockey articles and see useless blah blah posts on the worst Ex-Postus we’ve had.
I just figure I’d give them all a good laugh by fucking with you and Kfim’ila with some non maga political posts by poking some humor at your political diarrhea posted daily.
Just like you don’t want to read or faintly agree with anything I post, no one wants to see or read your maga blah blah blah.
Touché bitch
TS
AILED, Perfect sentiment!! These MAGA bitches are real pieces of CULT work, huh?? And we’re screwed, because they love to post MAGA GARBAGE here.
Why couldn’t they be SHARK fans, or ANY fans but VGK??
Ailed
You should fact check that. kfim’ila. If you’re the one dipping, then the shit is you. Fake news lover.
knights fan in minny
talk English ass clown
Ailed
What rubbish are you saying you blimey bloke? Have you been at the pub getting bloody knackered with your fellow chaps?
You can’t be arsed with silly daft keefluffle, eh lad? Enjoy another pint and scuttle back to your hag.
Quit getting miffed while faffing around.
Cheers mate!
knights fan in minny
talk like a human dumb asss
Ailed
Kfim’ila,
You sound like a crazy orange guy, trying to confuse people. First it’s English, which I smashed some great phrases from across the one where the language originated, now it’s human, which technically isn’t a language. There are hundreds of languages that humans speak, so all I can say is…
Domo arigato Mr. Roboto….domo….domo.
Ailed
Sorry….across the pond. I know you wouldn’t be able to figure that out on your own first grade education Kfim’ila.
Ailed
Oh, sorry Kmif’ila, you really did confuse me. I see now you wanted me to speak Trump or humandumbass. Sorry, I don’t know that language, it wasn’t taught in school. I can’t think like him or Gritty. His ultra rambling is worse than good old Ebonics.
knights fan in minny
you fucking pile of shit time for you to get couch time
Ailed
There you go again making sexual innuendos with me. Trying to get me on the couch with you. Coming out of the closet in your trailer. Although your shit fetish isn’t my thing Kfim’ila. That’s a huge turnoff for sure. Even more so than your love for Gritty, I mean Trumpy. Although your lack of punctuation really gets me going. Makes me want to keep replying fosho.
ThG
get lost Aids
Ailed
I’ll only post my humor to follow your maga diarrhea.
To entertain the masses.
ThG
you want real rambling and word confusion
then check this out
https://twitter.com/i/status/1829271130248544278
ThG
This week, Kamala Harris took center stage in Savannah, Georgia, aiming to rally support as part of her bus tour across the state. However, what should have been a routine campaign event quickly spiraled into a spectacle of gaffes and interruptions, leaving attendees and pundits buzzing.
Verbal Missteps and Public Reaction
The rally, held without the usual draw of celebrity performers, saw the campaign resorting to bussing in supporters to fill the venue. Harris, speaking with her characteristic fervor, stumbled over her words in a moment now making waves across social media. Her attempt to critique past political figures led to a baffling statement: “He even called for termination of the United States supreme, the c— the supreme land of our nation – the United States Constitution!” The slip, captured and shared widely, drew immediate comparisons to President Biden’s own history of verbal missteps.
Protest Interruptions and Crowd Control
The event was further disrupted by a group of pro-Gaza protesters who interrupted Harris mid-speech. Attempting to regain control of the crowd, Harris asserted, “Hold up, hold up for a second. Let me just say something. I am speaking now,” but the commotion had already set the tone for the day.
Polarized Media and Public Reactions
Reactions to Harris’s performance were swift and polarized. Critics, particularly from conservative corners, seized the opportunity to question her competence, painting the mishap as emblematic of broader issues within the Democratic leadership. Supporters, meanwhile, rallied to her defense, attributing the errors to the high-pressure environment of the campaign trail.
huh? high pressure ? she can’t handle campaign trail she can’t handle the WH ! typical DEI BS , she didn’t earn it
TS
Don’t you have a real hobby, pampers?? Ya gotta find a REAL hobby!! Blasting others is NOT a hobby!! Try puzzles!! Those 1000 piecers will keep you off SINBIN for at least a day or two!!
knights fan in minny
puzzles that would b a brain test for mindless giggles
TS
SAY HER NAME
.IT’S KAMALA.
Ailed
Blah blah blah…..your bs posts are irrelevant to what’s happening in the polls. If you think anyone reads them, you’re twisted.
He’s slipping, he’s losing his mind, just attacking her and turning many voters off, just facts.
This upcoming debate is going to do to Mr. Maga what happened to Biden. He’s not going to be able to control his emotions or behavior and he’s going to look like the narcissist he is. It’ll be like SNL, just comedy.
Harris is going to Trump him…hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
knights fan in minny
shut up stupid crawl back under your rock moron
Ailed
Kfim’ila….you can’t handle the truth. Better get your body armor ready and follow the troups! He said it’s going to be a bloodbath. Better buckle up and follows orders.
And your sentence structure of all your posts is awesome. Just fun to poke at. Are you smarter than a third grader?
Ailed
Listen to Gritty Kfim’ila. It’ll get you places.
Ailed
I don’t want to read anything you post…words or links.
It’s all irrelevant bullshit to me. Sounds a lot like Charlie Browns parents….blah blah blah.
Jose
Just because Alex does not like the VGK goalies, why do people have to call Alex names.
ThG thinks that Jonathan Marchessault should have been a healthy scratch during his Conn Smythe / Stanley Cup playoff run. ThG was proven wrong but he was certainly entitled to his opinion.
knights fan in minny
why because that is the only thing h posts about h does it to b a dumb ass troubl maker
Ailed
Great “English” smart guy
knights fan in minny
fuck off alid ass hole
Ailed
Hey Kfim’ila, Asshole is one word…..duh Maga genius. Your grammar tickles my insides
Ailed
You want English, but you can’t seem write it very well. You mention speaking human, but that would mean being able to think for yourself and not be a following Gritty Magabot.
Just a comedian without a stage or spotlight.
Now playing an endless gig on the SinBin comment board…famous for: being a closet “they”; disgraceful second grade spelling and grammar; Trump level bigotry; wished they participated in January 6th shenanigans; and an absolutely absurd fecal fetish, please welcome your resident Trumpy douchebag….
Haling from Tim Waltz’s home state…
Kfim’ila…Kfim’ila…Kfim’ila…Kfim’ila aka KNIGHTS FAN IN MINNY
knights fan in minny
fuck off douche bag loser
Ailed
Hey Kfim’ila….douchebag is one word.
There’s my insides getting tickled again by you.
knights fan in minny
are you a faggot you sound like 1
Ailed
Kfim’ila…I just really like fucking with you a lot. It brings me much joy. Just like you just you enjoy telling people off, I like pushing your fake Trumpness. Seeing your angry answers. Like it’s your club and no one else matters. It’s fucking awesome.
knights fan in minny
you must b real lonely if you enjoy going on line and being a dumb fuck hurry and get that couch time you need
Ailed
Kfim’ila, it’s really that I see you’re just a gigantic bigoted prick to almost everyone on this site. So I want to be that for you. Your post are mostly short degrading phrases that attack certain people. So I want that for you. And I’m not a fan of anyone that’s just oozes Maga in obscene fasion, which you do.
knights fan in minny
fuck off you twisted pile of shit you should b under observation from the mental ward
Ailed
Kfim’ila- Who says I’m not? That’s where I know your mother from.
knights fan in minny
my mother is dead dumb fuck
Ailed
Why you’d kill her? Or was it all the crack she smoked?
knights fan in minny
its not hard to figure out you’re a fucking nut job
Ailed
Or was it because you found out she didn’t know which one of her 100s of John’s knocked her up with you? She did loving guzzling a lot of cum.
Is your hair curly because you’re half black or Jewish?
knights fan in minny
a real true American not a sick pile of shit like you who makes things up
Ailed
Oh, so you are an American Indian? That would make things different for sure. Why aren’t you a Blackhawks fan from minny? But you redskins don’t have any curly hair.
knights fan in minny
fuck you nut job you sure dream a lot i bet its from all the drugs at the nut house
Ailed
Unless you’re a Native American Indian, you’re just an immigrant. Facts are facts.
But it still doesn’t explain your dark curly hair.
knights fan in minny
get your melon examined you just talk shit when you have no idea you fucking moron
Ailed
I have lots of ideas.
I’m sure your entire bloodline was has been in America for centuries predating 1492. As you seem to believe your family never immigrated to America. If so, you’re Indian, if not, you’re an immigrant.
Facts are facts genius.
knights fan in minny
get help you fucking loser
Ailed
Kfim’ila, please get help you pathetic fucking loser.